Valletta, Malta

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Valletta, Malta

Lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

63% of it above your horizon

Best around 6:13 AM

Moon in shadow
93%
Moon's height
4°
Above horizon
63%
3:25 AM Penumbral begins 32° up
4:34 AM Partial begins 22° up
6:13 AM Greatest eclipse 4° up
7:51 AM Partial ends Moon down
9:00 AM Penumbral ends Moon down

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

That morning

Sunrise

6:30 AM

6:30 AM

6:03 AM Blue hour
6:30 AM Sunrise
7:04 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:37 PM

7:37 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

7:02 PM Golden hour
7:37 PM Sunset
8:03 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Rises 7:18 PM in the ESE

7:18 PM – 6:35 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.

ESE WSW
7:18 PM Moonrise
7:38 PM 4°
12:55 AM Highest, 44°
6:15 AM 4°
6:35 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Rises
7:18 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
6:20 AM
Distance
242,499 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:33 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:03 AM–6:30 AM
  • Sunrise 6:30 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:30 AM–7:04 AM
  • Morning best color 6:56 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:02 PM–7:37 PM
  • Moonrise 7:18 PM
  • Evening best color 7:29 PM
  • Sunset 7:37 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:37 PM–8:03 PM
  • Fully dark 9:07 PM–5:00 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Valletta, Malta

Orionids Active, around 10 an hour
Sun 18 Oct 2026 7:52 PM International Space Station Modest pass, NW to N, 11 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:31 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:50 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:32 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:32 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:33 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM Partial solar eclipse 97% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:18 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 25.7% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:21 PM Total lunar eclipse 79% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 5:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 64% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 5:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 11:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 87.4% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 6:54 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 98% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 30.9% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 11:27 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 4:46 AM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 3:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 11:12 PM Total lunar eclipse 89% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 4:51 AM

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